Sterling K. Brown Postpones Surgery for Torn Achilles Heel So He Can Be at the Emmys to Support “Paradise” Costars

Sterling K. Brown is prioritizing this year’s Emmys complete his ain wellness to observe pinch his costars. 

On Tuesday, Sept. 9, nan 49-year-old character revealed that he had a achy incident successful which he tore his Achilles heel, but that his room will person to hold because he wants to beryllium location for his Paradise formed mates. 

“It’s ya boy SKB, coming to you correct now because I cognize I’m gonna person to person this speech a bunch of times pinch a bunch of people. So hopefully, this will benignant of condense nan number of times that I’ll person to stock immoderate unfortunate news,” he said successful a lengthy Instagram video posted to his account. 

Brown reassured viewers that his news wasn’t “horrible, but unfortunate.” 

“Ya boy conscionable tore his Achilles tendon,” he said, explaining that nan “recovery tin return a small spot of time.”

The This Is Us alum admitted he was being “athletic” astatine nan clip of nan injury, but it was thing he deemed “super dangerous.” After simply taking “a step,” Brown said it “felt for illustration personification stomped connected nan backmost of my heel.”

Without realizing what had happened, he demanded an apology and wanted to cognize who it was who caused nan pain, but was quickly told nary 1 had been adjacent capable to him to do so. 

Laughing it off, Brown said, “The injuries wherever cipher touches you are usually, astir apt nan astir superior ones.”

“So, [I] gotta person surgery,” he said, adding, “Gonna do it aft nan Emmys truthful I tin motivate myself and spell and effort to observe pinch my formed and nan producers of Paradise because we sewage recognized.”

Brown stars arsenic Agent Xavier Collins successful nan governmental play that "is group successful a serene organization inhabited by immoderate of nan world’s astir salient individuals. But this tranquility explodes erstwhile a shocking execution occurs and a high-stakes investigation unfolds," per a synopsis.

The Washington Black character said that while it will beryllium "nice to beryllium retired there," it will consciousness different being physically constricted owed to his injury. 

“Most group who cognize me, if I’m not going to an event, I’m usually wearing immoderate benignant of athleisure deterioration aliases what-have-you, truthful if a crippled breaks out, Brown is ready,” he said, smiling. “I sewage cleats successful nan backmost of nan car.”

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He gave his update from his bed, watching shot and reading, “doing everything to support my spirits up.”

Paradise, which besides stars James Marsden, Julianne Nicholson and Sarah Shahi, has been nominated for four Emmys: Brown for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series, Nicholson for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series, Marsden for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series, and nan show itself for Outstanding Drama Series.

The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards aerial connected CBS and Paramount+ from nan Peacock Theater successful Los Angeles connected Sunday, Sept. 14. Meanwhile, play 1 of Paradise is streaming connected Hulu.